Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-356) and indexes
Identity and empowerment -- The evolution of xenophobia : cultural diversity as the enemy within -- The three faces of language proficiency -- Reading and the bilingual student : fact and fiction -- Understanding academic language learning : making it happen in the classroom -- Bilingual education : what does the research say? -- The deep structure of educational reform -- Collaborative empowerment at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels -- From doublethink to disinformation : the academic critics of bilingual education -- Babel babble : reframing the discourse of diversity -- Appendix A. Language policy considerations for bilingual students proposed by the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum